Dallas police Sgt. critically injured after off-duty officer plane crash in Forney

The Brief

  • Three off-duty Dallas police officers survived a small plane crash early Saturday after an emergency landing went wrong in a Forney field.
  • Dallas Police Sgt. Joshua Boykin, a single father of two, is in critical condition with potentially life-altering spinal injuries and faces a very long recovery.
  • The cause of the crash is currently unknown, and the FAA expects to release a preliminary investigation report as early as tomorrow.

FORNEY, Texas The police community is looking to rally around a long-term Dallas officer after a plane crash that left him in critical condition, with potentially life-altering injuries.

3 off-duty Dallas police officers survive plane crash

What we know:

A small single-engine plane was upside down in the middle of a field in Forney. Three off-duty Dallas police officers were inside.

Authorities describe the crash as an emergency landing gone wrong.

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